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Outback

Some worry Australia’s Great Artesian Basin, Outback water supply, being drawn too fast

Environment

Australia’s Outback communities rely on the water in the Great Artesian Basin, deep underground, for their water supply. But some now worry the aquifer is being drawn down too quickly. If it ever went dry, it would leave a whole host of Outback communities without a nearby water supply.

Australia’s Great Artesian Basin: A Life-Giving Resource in the Unforgiving Outback

Development & Education

Music Heard on Air for October 24, 2012

Music Heard on Air

Protecting Northern Australia’s Waterways

Development & Education

Why the Australian Floods Were Good for the Outback

Environment

Music Heard on Air for April 18, 2011

Music Heard on Air

Tunes spun on The World between our reports for April 18, 2011. Artists featured are: AfroCubism, Mahmoud Fadl, Outback, Nguyen Le.

Fencing the Weather

A fence that stretches nearly 500 miles through the Australian outback was intended to keep out rabbits but scientists say it’s affecting the weather.